Greece and Turkey battle wildfires and extreme heat
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Greece and Turkey continue to battle major wildfires amid a severe heatwave. Temperatures reached 42.4C in central Greece at the weekend, with emergency services battling fires in the Peloponnese area of Athens and on the popular tourist islands of Kytheria and Crete.
Greece and Turkey face deadly wildfires as extreme heat drives record-breaking temperatures and mass evacuations.